Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek

Brewed by Selins Grove Brewing Co.
Style: Fruit Beer
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania USA

Sampled at Cellar’s Wine & Spirits Wednesday evening beer tasting and shared by Stine as a mystery beer. From a 12-oz hand bottled pours a semi clear dark reddish amber brew with a thin off-white head that slowly dissipates to a thin off-white ring. Aroma of tart cherries, caramel malt, some cinnamon, brandy character, and some mild vinegar. Taste is medium to full bodied, very little carbonation with flavors of tart cherries, some tart salt water taffy, and mild brown sugar. Finish is slightly dry and tart cherry aftertaste that lingers long after the finish. An excellent way to end the evening.

I finally got to try this one. Very unique flavor which I greatly appreciated. Much more drinkable than I would have expected - I could drink a whole growler of this stuff. Very full flavored, but still refreshing and easy to drink. Medium bodied. Lightly tart finish.

12 oz hand bottle. Wonderful aroma. Tart cherry concentrate, graham cracker pie crust. Fantastic. The pour is absolutely stunning. Depending how the light shines through the beer the color ranges from dark ruby/amber to a shimmering violet. Loads and loads of real, genuine cherry flavor here. Some more of a spicy and creamy malt base, but the cherry dominates. The alcohol is barely noticeable. Lush and silky on the tongue with a lasting tart, but refreshing cherry tartness. Thanks a ton for this treat Joe!

hand bottle thanks kramer17801 nice nose of cherries with a tiny bit of vinegar...reddish brown color... big mouthfeel with a little palate coating...sweet cherry flavor....like cherry pie fillin....yummy a bit too sweet to drink too much...but damn good

Hand bottle from Miver. Pours a dark red color with nice bubbly head and sticky lacing. It is a nice looking brew. Aroma of tart cherry pie. Like those dried tart cherries from the health food market. That is almost exactly what it smells like except with some alcohol. And I like it. Man this is good! I love the tart/sweet mixture here. The tart natural cherry flavor is dominant, but then there is an almost pie like sweetness that appears too, until it goes back to the original tart flavor. A little noticeable alcohol. Lingering tartness. This is some awesome stuff! I want more now!

Shared by Riverside AK. Thanks dude! Yummy cheery smell. Smooth body and tart finish. Satisfied my taste buds.

On Tap at Selinsgrove Brewpub. I’ve been waiting a couple years to try this - and I was happy to finally get to try it a few days before graduation. Whenever, theres a highly rated beer that Ive been anticipating for a while I get a little nervous over whether or not it will live up to my self-imposed hype. The Kriek definitely did. It pours a dark red body and seems to have a somewhat syrup consistency - no head. The aroma is tart and maybe some sour cherry. The taste is sweet cherry followed by a rush of sourness which is great. At 8% abv, this beer does an incredibly good job of maintaining drinkability. A pretty unique beer as well - couldn’t compare it to anything Ive tried so far - one of the best beers too. :::::SECOND TRY:::::: Went back to the brewpub one last time before I took all my stuff home from school. Got two 14oz goblets of the Kriek and was not let down. The aroma is amazing - fresh, tart cherry pie and sugar. There is absolutely no alcohol in the taste. Great beer.

Thanks moejuck: This is the kind of beer that makes me sad that I count calories. One of the most memorable-tasting beers I have sampled, the aroma is of sour cherry pie filling with a hint of sweet, spiced toffee. The balance of sweet and tart and alcohol in this beer is nearly perfect. Even at 8% it is incredibly drinkable. Yum!